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Best Public Schools in Montague County, TX

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Schools

3,240

Students

Districts

Top rankedMontague Elementary798^th of 4,643 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Nocona Elementary up 889 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Prairie Valley School 9.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Bowie High School	Public	9-12	341 E Hwy 287 N	Bowie	76230	Montague County	Bowie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 689-2840	467	35	13.4	39.0%	341 (73.0%)	6 (1.3%)	95 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	50	963^rd of 2057 public high schools	53.2%		57.2	738^th of 1974 public high schools	62.6%	225					36.8	77.4	53.3	65.2	65.0														$8,137
Bowie J H	Public	6-8	501 E Tarrant St	Bowie	76230	Montague County	Bowie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 689-2998	344	26	13.4	47.1%	247 (71.8%)	2 (0.6%)	69 (20.1%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	57.4	839^th of 2359 public middle schools	64.4%		59.1	819^th of 2344 public middle schools	65.1%	20					100.0								45.0	39.1	69.4				36.4	37.2	84.0	38.8	$8,451
Bowie Intermediate	Public	3-5	800 N Mill St	Bowie	76230	Montague County	Bowie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 689-2895	342	23	14.6	50.0%	257 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (21.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	39	2836^th of 4643 public elementary schools	38.9%		31.2	3351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	28.0%	515										45.5	31.3	49.0				47.2	37.8	55.2					$7,435
Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	405 Lovers Ln	Bowie	76230	Montague County	Bowie Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 689-2901	350	27	12.8	58.9%	262 (74.9%)	3 (0.9%)	73 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)								(n/a)																							$8,876
Forestburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16346 Fm Hwy 455	Forestburg	76239	Montague County	Forestburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 964-2323	180	17	10.3	35.6%	140 (77.8%)	1 (0.6%)	33 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)								(n/a)					18.8	62.5	75.0	76.9	100.0		40.0	29.4	27.3	40.0	55.6		0.0	5.9	0.0	13.3	22.2	22.2	$13,472
Gold Burg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	468 Prater Rd	Bowie	76230	Montague County	Gold Burg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 872-3562	148	14	10.2	57.4%	96 (64.9%)	4 (2.7%)	40 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)					25.0	53.3	53.3	50.0	33.3	20.0	33.3	31.3	14.3	40.0	50.0	20.0	22.2	0.0	0.0	10.0	12.5	0.0	$12,711
Montague Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8020 Hwy 175	Montague	76251	Montague County	Montague Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 894-2811	163	12	13.2	53.4%	136 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.7%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	78.9	798^th of 4643 public elementary schools	82.8%		65.2	1335^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.3%	537										75.0	60.0	75.8	81.3	100.0	80.0	50.0	36.8	66.7	93.3	100.0	93.8	40.0	$12,739
Nocona High School	Public	9-12	1012 Clay	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Nocona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 825-3264	258	23	11.1	50.8%	159 (61.6%)	4 (1.6%)	84 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	60.3	687^th of 2057 public high schools	66.6%		54.7	791^st of 1974 public high schools	59.9%	104					63.8	75.5	69.2	66.1	63.2														$14,888
Nocona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Montague Hwy	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Nocona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 825-3151	351	26	13.2	56.7%	225 (64.1%)	1 (0.3%)	111 (31.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	51.9	2023^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	56.4%		38.2	2912^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.4%	889										43.9	43.4	50.8				58.5	63.6	45.3					$11,967
Nocona Middle	Public	6-8	Cooke & Cottonwood	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Nocona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 825-3121	176	16	11.3	70.5%	96 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (36.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	53.6	935^th of 2359 public middle schools	60.4%		51.1	1042^nd of 2344 public middle schools	55.5%	107					100.0								48.3	60.0	63.3				24.6	30.0	60.4	28.6	$14,736
Prairie Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12920 Fm 103	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Prairie Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 825-4425	135	15	9.2	51.1%	100 (74.1%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.4%)								(n/a)					66.7	83.3	66.7	71.4	62.5	0.0	36.4	50.0	66.7	33.3	84.6	16.7	63.6	25.0	44.4	44.4	69.2	30.8	$12,317
Saint Jo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	206 W Evans St	Saint Jo	76265	Montague County	Saint Jo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 995-2541	181	13	13.9	40.3%	157 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	32.4	3279^th of 4643 public elementary schools	29.4%		55.8	1786^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%	1493										34.6	38.9	59.1	43.8			34.6	22.2	36.4	43.8				$7,960
Saint Jo High School	Public	7-12	206 W Evans St	Saint Jo	76265	Montague County	Saint Jo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 995-2532	145	15	9.4	40.0%	124 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	52.6	905^th of 2057 public high schools	56.0%		36.6	1240^th of 1974 public high schools	37.2%	335					52.2	72.7	50.0	73.3	66.7					68.8	79.2					0.0	52.4	4.2	$11,479

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